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Keystone Symposia Board of Directors

Keystone Symposia is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors composed of distinguished leaders from across academia, industry, and other scientific and non-scientific sectors. The board meets throughout the year to provide guidance and direction to Keystone Symposia staff, and to participate with the larger Scientific Advisory Board in the determination of future conference topics and organizers. Members serve 3-year terms, and up to 3 consecutive terms. New board members are identified and recruited by the Nominating Committee of the Board and elected by the full Board.

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James W. Baumgartner
Board of Directors

James W. Baumgartner, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology

Morris J. Birnbaum
Board of Directors

Morris J. Birnbaum, M.D., Ph.D.

Retired CSO
Pfizer Inc.
 Committee Roles
Chair, Development Subcommittee
Nancy J. Brown
Board of Directors

Nancy J. Brown, M.D.

Jean and David W. Wallace Dean of Medicine and
C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
 Committee Roles
Chair, Personnel Subcommittee
Cherié L. Butts
Board of Directors

Cherié L. Butts, Ph.D.

Senior Clinical Development Lead
Biogen West Coast Hub
Biogen, Inc.
 Committee Roles
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Chair, Finance Subcommittee
Chair, Audit Subcommittee
Treasurer, Executive Subcommittee
Roger D. Cone
Board of Directors

Roger D. Cone, Ph.D.

Director
Life Sciences Institute
University of Michigan
Richard D. DiMarchi
Board of Directors

Richard D. DiMarchi, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor
Chemistry
Indiana University
Maria C. Freire
Board of Directors

Maria C. Freire, Ph.D.

Principal
The Freire Group
Mattias Fyrenius
Board of Directors

Mattias Fyrenius

Publishing Director
Bonnier Carlsen
 Committee Roles
Chair, Marketing Subcommittee
Tony Hunter
Board of Directors

Tony Hunter, Ph.D.

Professor and Principal Investigator
Molecular Cellular Biology Laboratories
The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
Veronique G. Kiermer
Board of Directors

Veronique G. Kiermer, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer
Editorial
Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Leah Maher
Board of Directors

Leah Maher

Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
MATRIXX Software, Inc.

Walter H. Moos
Board of Directors

Walter H. Moos, Ph.D.

Professor (adj), University of California, San Francisco
Principal, Pandect Venture Funds
 Committee Roles
Chair, Board of Directors
Chair, Executive Subcommittee
Michael Page
Board of Directors

Michael Page

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
SRI International
 Committee Roles
Chair, Innovation, Technology and Communications Subcommittee
Terry L. Sheppard
Board of Directors

Terry L. Sheppard

Chief Scientific Officer
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
Kiersten Stead
Board of Directors

Kiersten Stead, Ph.D.

Managing Partner
DCVC Bio
Lori Sussel
Board of Directors

Lori Sussel, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of Research
Basic and Translational Research Division, Barbara Davis Center
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
 Committee Roles
Secretary, Executive Subcommittee
Secretary, Board of Directors
Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
Joseph C. Wu
Board of Directors

Joseph C. Wu, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor & Director
Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University
Juleen R. Zierath
Board of Directors

Juleen R. Zierath, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery
Integrative Physiology
Karolinska Institutet
 Committee Roles
Chair, Nominating Subcommittee
 

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